He will be a tremendous help on defense for New Orleans. Allen is set to join Rajon Rondo and Jrue Holiday as well as Ian Clark and Jordan Crawford in the backcourt next season. Rondo is another sharp defender.

The #Pelicans feel Allen can cover an opponent's best perimeter scorer, which was Solomon Hill's primary role last season.

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"I think he's a tremendous communicator. He's a tremendous talker. He's very prideful. He plays to exhaustion. We've got a lot of tough guys on our team, but I think they all will tell you Baynes is one of the toughest we've all been around."

Q. I know after every game you probably do some
reflection on moves you made and you didn't
make. Is there anything you wish you had done
differently last night, especially in terms of the
rotations?
TYRONN LUE: No.